PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation Muhammad Iqbal Wazir on Monday inaugurated 1122 Rescue Centre in Shewa tehsil of North Waziristan.
During his visit to North Waziristan, the minister inspected and reviewed various development projects and also laid the foundation stone of Government Degree College Boys Shewa to fulfil the long-standing demand of local residents.
Speaking on the occasion, he said the government is taking tangible steps for the uplift of merged districts to bring them at par with the settled areas.
Muhammad Iqbal Wazir said that construction work is also underway on the new building for Rescue-1122 Station in Razmak while the Rescue building in Miranshah has been completed. “We have approved rescue stations for all the tehsils,” he said.
Muhammad Iqbal Wazir said development and up-gradation work has been initiated for the promotion of economic activities of the area.
He said that 42 uplift projects at a cost of Rs600 million for bazaars of tehsil Miranshah, Razmak, Eidak, Mirali, Spin Wam, Khadi, DattaKhel, Dosli and Shewa would boost economic activities in these areas.
He said that a citizen facilitation centre would also be set up soon in Shewa tehsil to facilitate people in getting identity cards, birth certificates, family registration, vehicles and mobile ID verification, and other necessary facilities. He said construction work on a small dam in the Khaisur area of Mirali was in the final stages to resolve the long-standing water shortage problem in North Waziristan.
